Neil R. Reed.

T/Sgt Neil R. Reed served as radio operator aboard B-24J 42-50829. Rather than taking his ditching station prior to impact, he was treating Lt. Blankenship's leg wound. His first name appears as 'Hell' and 'Emil' in OCR-corrupted copies; 'Neil' is the correct reading from the clearest copy (page 5).

Reed did not survive the ditching and was reported missing in action.